Ryan Howard, Ryan Zimmerman Reportedly Sue Al-Jazeera for Defamation

Ryan Howard of the Phillies and Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman are suing Al-Jazeera according to these reports:

Ryan Howard has filed defamation lawsuit again Al Jazeera, source tells me.
— Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) January 5, 2016

BREAKING: Baseball player Ryan Zimmerman sues Al Jazeera America over alleged defamation: court filing
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 5, 2016

Howard and Zimmerman were included in the same report that purported to implicate Peyton Manning. I little about legal matters, but we’ve heard time and again that defamation cases are profoundly challenging, though not impossible, for public figures to win.

If you want to delve deeper into what Howard and Zimmerman, who have the same attorney, are saying, and the specific PED allegations, Yahoo’s Big League Stew blog has a good breakdown.